Robert J. Sawyer

Robert J. Sawyer is the kind of science fiction writer I gravitate toward because he writes ideas, not just spectacle. Winning both the Nebula in 1996 and the Hugo in 2003 puts him in rare company, and with 25 published novels he's clearly someone who treats writing as a craft and a discipline. What I find interesting is how he straddles a Canadian and American identity, and how his short fiction turned up everywhere from Analog to Nature, which tells me scientists themselves take him seriously. Being made a Member of the Order of Canada feels fitting for someone who has done so much to make thoughtful, idea-driven science fiction respectable.

Name (English)

Robert J. Sawyer

Name (Japanese)

ロバート・J・ソウヤー

Reading

ろばーと・J・そうやー

Born

April 29, 1960 (age 66)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rat

Origin

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Occupation

science fiction writer / screenwriter / writer

University

Toronto Metropolitan University

Awards & achievements

• 1996 Nebula Award for Best Novel
• 1997 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story
• 2003 Hugo Award for Best Novel
• Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence
• Member of the Order of Canada
• 2006 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
• 1994 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.sfwriter.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BBJ%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%82%A6%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BC

Tags

• Ontario
• science fiction writer
• screenwriter
• writer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.